Retail franchise agreements; governing law, competition restrictions.
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “An Act to amend and reenact §§ 13.1-559 and 13.1-563 of the Code of Virginia, relating to retail franchise agreements; governing law; competition restrictions.” Read the full text
2026 session
What it does
Retail franchise agreements; governing law; competition restrictions. Provides that retail franchise agreements shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth and prohibits any person from offering or entering into a franchise agreement that includes competition restrictions that extend beyond termination or expiration of the franchise agreement, except as a term of sale in the event that a franchisee sells a franchise to a third party or back to the franchisor. This bill is identical to SB 2
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · Dec 30, 2025
Acts of Assembly Chapter 553 (latest official status)
Latest official status shown, exactly as the official record states it. The step by step history lives on the official page linked below.
The numbers
3
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Dan I. HelmerJason S. BallardJJ Singh
Recorded votes
Senate substitute agreed to by House (95-Y 2-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-03-12 · P · Y 95, X 2, N 2
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 40
Reconsideration of Senate passage agreed to by Senate Block Vote (40-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 40
Passed Senate with substitute Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-11 · P · Y 39, X 1
Constitutional reading dispensed (on 2nd reading) (37-Y 0-N 0-A)Senate · 2026-03-10 · P · Y 37, X 3
Reported from Commerce and Labor with substitute (15-Y 0-N)Senate · 2026-03-09 · P · Y 15
Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 0-A)House of Delegates · 2026-01-28 · P · Y 97, X 3
Reported from Labor and Commerce (22-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-22 · P · Y 22
Subcommittee recommends reporting (9-Y 0-N)House of Delegates · 2026-01-20 · P · Y 9
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Virginia legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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